Southern San Juan

Avalanche

Ben Witting · Jan 2, 2021 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

Overcast, 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Snowpack

1.5 meters, excellent skiing, lots of collapsing.

Avalanche

Stepped down about a foot, about 100 meters wide. We stopped on the ridge to discuss conditions, after a few minutes of chatter slide started propagating up the ridge from trees to trees, took the whole slope, ran 300+ feet into the gully. Much love to Bilbrey, he knows the line.